Tending the Temple Daily

  I really have to use my faith filter when I'm trying to discern thru the news feed what is true and what are sanitized stories the governmental powers want me to believe.  And dear friends, if we only see US MSM, then for sure we get only part of the story. And I would argue, a very sanitized version.  As a person who was raised to have great national pride, the sanitized news can be comfortable.  On social media I watch as my "friends" repost and proclaim the sanitized news as gospel truth. As if our government wouldn't hide anything from us. Surely the past 20 years would beg the differ. I beseech you to seek news from all over the world to get a well rounded sense of what's going on.  Having said that,  it's not easy to access international news. There are safe guards in place to discourage that.  But there are websites available that provide access to international news for a price.  I'm providing a link to an independent news program that g...

  Torah/The Word of Yah: Abba's Loving Instructions for life. The Written Word of YHVH Torah/The Word of Yah identifies sin. Romans 3:20 and 7:7, 1 John 3:4 Torah/The Word of Yah convicts us of sin and leads us into repentance. Romans 7:8-11 Torah/The Word of Yah is light, showing us how to walk out our faith. Proverbs 6:23, Psalm 119:105 Torah/The Word of Yah cannot save. Galatians 2:16, 3:10, 3:24, 5:4 Hebrews 10:1-4, Romans 3:20 Torah/ The Word of Yah can bless or curse. Deuteronomy 30:19. Psalm 119 Torah/The Word of Yah is instructions for righteous living, knowledge and good judgement.  Psalm 119 Torah/The Word of Yah reveals Yah's heart. Psalm 119, Exodus 34:6-7, Psalm 103:13-14,  Torah/The Word of Yah is the Way, the Truth, and the Life Psalm 119, Proverbs 13:14 Torah/The Word of Yah is eternal(forever) Psalm 119, Psalm 19:9 Torah/The Word of Yah is not too hard for us to do.  1 John 5:3, Deuteronomy 30:11 Torah/The Word of Yah is Good doctrine 2 Timothy 3:16-...

  The entire Middle East is currently engulfed in war. All my life, it's been one Middle East war after another. It has always grieved my heart to consider the families who just want to raise their children in peace. Most of the victims of any war are the innocent citizens who happen to live in the war zone. We normally get an accounting of the military personnel who have perished, but not really the citizenry. Did these families choose this? Doubtful, for sure.  Those of us who watch the news for end times prophecy events, ask ourselves each time: is this the one that ushers in the prophecies? Is this the Oholah/ Ohoibah event? Ezekiel 23 From my perspective it doesn't appear the leadership in Israel consider this scenario playing out at all. They fully expect to come out the victor. But what if they're wrong? Will Christians all over the earth loose faith? Most of them don't expect the Oholibah scenario either.  Has Jerusalem been leveled before? Has this prophecy bee...

  It has occurred to me that we have been given a glimpse behind the curtain, we are seeing a bit of the world governing body of which our scriptures warn us. Albeit we are given names of lower level individuals, we can glean much about the top tier administration. First of all, those names that have been tossed around under conspiracy theory labels for decades upon decades, probably are indeed nefarious families. I've learned not to disregard anything labeled conspiracy theory, a modicum of truth is always found within it. These "files" most likely include false information as well as truth. To muddy the waters of understanding helps the guilty to bring doubt on what is true and what isn't.  Ghouls and monsters do exist in the shadows. These ghouls and monsters feed upon the innocent, literally and figuratively, physically and spiritually. The stories we are hearing from the released files are hard to hear. It is so offensive to our senses that we just can't look...

  I have often gotten defensive when I hear a non Christian tell Christians how Christians are supposed to behave or believe.  Seems ridiculous.  How would they how? They don't set the standard. Most recently it was in the Minnesota Church, where protesters entered the Church and screamed at the parishioners, calling them bad Christians and demanding they adhere to the protesters' standard for Christian behavior and beliefs.  Christians have done similar things. For instance condemning homosexuals, atheists, or even those in other religions, for their lifestyle, when those people never signed up to align themselves with the instructions written in the Bible. Yes, the whole world is subject to the Most High and His ways, yet we will never reach those communities of people with condemnation.  Condemning isn't our job. Emulating the standards for behavior found in the Holy Scriptures is our duty, honor and discipleship. How about we focus more on our behaviors, mak...

  I wasted some good sleep this weekend fretting over an incident that happened right before the week's end. That was not the first time I have had this same experience with this same person. As a matter of fact it is something I should be expecting, since it has happened multiple times before. Yet, I had my guard down, and wham! Knowing I had to go back to that place, and encounter that person again, I was on edge. I really hate those encounters. So I reminded myself of my favorite Jim Staley quote: the trials you hate are the proving grounds for your spiritual promotion.  I prayed up, I rested on Sabbath, and fed my spirit good things from The Word of Yah. I got up Monday morning and began getting ready for the day, my thoughts went to the spiritual armor. (Ephesians 6:10-18) My belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness,  the gospel of peace on my feet, the shield of faith, and the helmet of Salvation, with the sword of the Spirit. As I stepped out my door, I thought ...